Become a member and save up to 33% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Art in the Post–World War II Era Afternoon Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET Code: 1H0925 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Earn ½ elective credit toward your World Art History certificate Registration Options $20 Member $30 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Resize text Self-portrait by Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler, German avant-garde painter, 1930 Artists working in America during and just after the Second World War grappled with the war from a variety of perspectives. The Nazi “Degenerate Art” exhibition of 1937 codified precisely which artists the Nazis deemed undesirable and sparked a systematic purging of artists and artworks. The inhospitable climate for vanguard artists in Germany also impacted French art, precipitating an exodus of some of the most important artists of the era to the U.S. Art historian Matthew Palczynski explores how this transatlantic shift led by Marc Chagall and others ultimately opened the door to a radically different artistic epicenter in New York. Examine how Americans responded to the war, from depictions inside Japanese internment camps to Edward Hopper’s nighttime scenes. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
